Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.

They say that children become men, and men become children. Many generations have grown up, become men, and gone hence.

No matter how bad things get, you got to go on living, even if it kills you.

Remember, you must not sleep at the Seder. If you do, Elijah the Prophet will come with a bag on his shoulders. On the two first nights of Passover, Elijah the Prophet goes about looking for those who have fallen asleep at the Seder, and takes them away in his bag.

The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.

A wise word is not a substitute for a piece of herring.

Each Jew must either give or take tzedakah [charity] for Passover.